Teammates Joel Ambo and Michael Williams finished back-to-back in seventh and eighth, and the Wolverines finished third in Class 3A at the WIAA State Cross Country Meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Nov. 7.

Ambo (15:40) and Williams (15:40) were the the only top-10 area finishers in the meet, but many local athletes posted impressive times to help their squads.

The Interlake boys team finished in 8th place in the Class 2A meet, led by the 23rd-place finish of junior Max Crowell in 16:39. Ashish Suntosh was the next-highest finisher for the Saints, taking 50th in 17:11. The Interlake girls team finished 10th and were led by Summer Hanson (42nd, 20:32) and Brooke Neimann (48th, 20:45).

The Bellevue Christian girls team, led by Bree Oldham (19th, 20:57) and Noelle Crosby (31st, 21:28) finished 11th in the Class 1A event.

Melanie Luis (51st, 20:23) and Casey Warendorf (60th, 20:31) helped the Bellevue girls team finish 10th.

Two individual runners qualified for the event from Newport. Michael Hutchins finished in 88th place in the Class 4A boys meet, while while Knights freshman Jessica Spray finished 60th in the Class 4A girls meet.

Complete area results

Boys

2A

-Interlake finished 8th with 257 points. Burlington-Edison won with 57 points.

-Interlake complete results: 23, Max Crowell, Jr., 16:39; 50, Ashish Suntosh, Jr., 17:11; 74, Ivan Leniski, Soph., 17:30; 81, Patrick Northey, Soph., 17:38; 104, Max Van Ginneken, Sr., 18:01; 110, Michael Zhang, Sr., 18:06; 133, Jack Taylor, Soph., 19:09;

3A

-Bellevue finished third with 142 points. Peninsula took second with 118 and North Central won with 47 points.

-Bellevue complete results: 8, Joel Ambo, Sr., 15:40; 9, Michael Williams, Sr., 15:40; 52, John Fowler, Soph., 16:51; 54, Ryan Harber, Fr., 16:52; 65, Philip Matthews, Jr., 16:59; 103, Robert Ferris, Sr., 17:27; 105, Charlie Penner, Jr., 17:28;

4A

-Michael Hutchins of Newport finished in 88th place in 16:53.

Girls

1A

-Bellevue Christian finished 11th with 255 points. King’s won the title with 83 points.

-Bellevue Christian complete results: 19, Bree Oldham, Soph., 20:57; 31, Noelle Crosby, Fr., 21:28; 79, Erin Peterson, Sr., 22:51; 106, Alison King, Soph., 23:49; 112, Janessa Darr, Soph., 24:05; 113, Jeannie Beth Sleight, Jr., 24:06; 133, Britta Perkins, Sr., 26:33.

2A

-Interlake finished 10th with 230 points. Sehome took first, beating Kingston by just two points, 57-59.

-Interlake complete results: 42, Summer Hanson, Soph., 20:32; 48, Brooke Niemann, Jr., 20:45; 57, Eleanor Tansley, Soph., 20:57; 60, Nadia Lucas, Fr., 21:00; 103, Sydney Carlson, Fr., 22:13; 104, Michelle Domini, Sr., 22:14; 128, Mackenzie Davis, Sr., 23:51;

3A

-Bellevue finished 10th with 249 points. Shadle Park won with 59 points.

-Bellevue complete results: 51, Melanie Luis, Sr., 20:23; 60, Casey Warendorf, Sr., 20:31; 67, Vandar Kasar, Soph., 20:36; 79, Jaclyn Stutz, Sr., 20:52; 87, Julia Ellings, Fr., 21:01; 99, Tiffany Eisenbach, Soph., 21:23; 130, Alexis Neuman, Soph., 22:49;

4A

-Freshman Jessica Spray of Newport finished 60th with a time of 19:48.

Team Winners

Class 1A

Boys – Nooksack Valley

Girls – King’s

Class 2A

Boys – Burlington-Edison

Girls – Sehome

Class 3A

Boys – North Central

Girls – Shadle Park

Class 4A

Boys – Shadle Park

Girls – Eastlake

Individual Winners

Class 1A

Boys – Bereket Piatt, Jr., Port Townsend, 16:10

Girls – Maddie Meyers, Soph., Northwest, 18:01

Class 2A

Boys – Scott Carlyle, Jr., Sehome, 15:47

Girls – Ruby Roberts, Sr., Kingston, 18:06

Class 3A

Boys – Ben Johnston, Sr., North Central, 15:15

Girls – Amy-Eloise Neale, Fr., Glacier Peak, 18:08

Class 4A

Boys – Shane Moskowitz, Sr., Central Kitsap, 15:06

Girls – Anna Dailey, Sr., Garfield, 17:58